Phytoplankton or microalgae found in the ocean are often known to produce a sulfur-containing chemical called dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). This organic molecule breaks down to release a strong ...

Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that ...

As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater ecosystems like lakes and rivers, it's more important than ever to ...

Indiana is home to a species of freshwater jellyfish, and now is the perfect time of year to find one. Earlier this month, ...

Willem H. van de Poll, Douwe S. Maat, Philipp Fischer, Ronald J. W. Visser, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Anita G. J. Buma Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 4 (April ...

Plants in an aquarium not only enhance its appearance but also serve important functions. For fish and invertebrates, aquatic ...

Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the darkness in a perpetual rhythm. Yet, how single-celled phytoplankton, most ...

Distribution of warm water epiplanktonic shrimps of the genera Lucifer and Acetes (Macrura, Penaeidea, Sergestidae) / Makoto Omori -- On doliolids collected from the Bay of Bengal / P. Dhandapani -- ...